Priests arrayed themselves in rows and the crowds stood and knelt, sang and prayed for one last communion with Francis. They ...

With Pope Francis gone, the Catholic Church stands at a crossroads — torn between tradition and the need for radical reform ...

Raniero Mancinelli, tailor to the last three popes, is leaving nothing to chance as he prepares the white vestments that ...

No one knows who will be chosen as the next pope, but Raniero Mancinelli, a tailor in Rome, is preparing for any outcome.

The conclave that begins next Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in 46 ½ years for which the ...

In a speech to a church synod in October 2023, he called it a "scandal" to see young priests buying lace vestments from Rome tailors. Cercas -- who rose to fame in 2001 with "Soldiers of Salamina," a ...

From their language to their vestments and rituals ... This is why while the other priests were all dressed in red cloaks, Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad attended Pope Francis' funeral in a ...

In a speech to a church synod in October 2023, he called it a “scandal” to see young priests buying lace vestments from Rome tailors. Mr Cercas – who rose to fame in 2001 with Soldiers of ...

REUTERS/ Guglielmo Mangiapane Liturgical vestments are on sale at Raniero Mancinelli liturgical ... "Thank God I got to serve many priests throughout the years, monsignors, bishops and many cardinals.

As it passed the Colosseum, the ancient Roman amphitheater that’s one of Italy’s most iconic sites, tourists and faithful ...